Automobile lamp-signal.



F. PASTOR. vAUTOMOBILE LAMP SIGNAL. APPLIUATIQN FILED JAN-.26, 1914.

Patent-,gd Deo. 22, 1914.

so that the right hand lamp is lighted when `the vehicle yturns to theright and the left l lamp islighted when the vehiclefturns to theTED,STATES- PATENT GFFCEE raam; meren,- lor'axnong omo.

luminosita LAMP-SIGNAL To all whom it may concern .l

- Y invented Be itknown that I, FRANK PASTOR, a ysub-v ject of theEmperor of vof Hungary, residing'at Akron, in the- Austria and KingSummit and State of Ohio, have certain new and useful Improvements inAutomobile Lamp Signals, of whichl the following is a specification.

This invention relates to 'certain new and county of useful`Aimprovements in automobile lamp signals. An object of a lamp signal forautomobiles that is intended to indicate to other drivers of vehiclesand pedestrians of a change in direc- .tion'of'travel l A further objectof the invention is -to control from the steering wheel of an automobilethe electric circuits leading to the lampsdisposed at each side of thevehicle left.

lVith the above and other objects in View that 'will appear as thenature of the inv vention is better understood, the same con-4 sists 1nthe novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to behereinafter more fully described andthen claimed, 'reference being hadto the-accompanying draw,-

ing by like characters denoting corresponding parts throughouttheseveral views and wherein:

Figure 1 is a 'front elevational View of an' automobile embodying myinvention, and Fig. 2 is a developed perspective view of the electriccircuits and switch for the lamps.

Referring. more specifically to the drawing'accompanyin thisapplication, the reference character designates an automobile oftheusual construction provided with` the headlights B.

My invention consists inv providing means withthe steering post of anautomobile to selectively illuminate a lamp .disposed at each side ofthe niachin'e, as for 4instancewhen the machine is turned to the rightthe right hand lamp will be illuminated, and consists in' providing vonthe lower end ofthe steering post 10 an extension or arm 11; Theelectrical means for causing the lamps to be illuminated is preferablydisposed on the 'outer face of the front board of the automobileso thatthe same may be entirely hidden from'view.

the inventionv is toprovide A plate 12" that is preferably circular'invform is suitably secured to the outer face of. the front boardandvextending through this plate `l2 is thev arm 11. The outer p Aswitch tongue orfinger 15 is carried lby the arm 11 and insulatedtherefrom as at 16. the switch tongue 15 normally lying out of contactwith the contact plates 14 and'14 when the machine is traveling in astraight forward direction.

l specification @tiret/ers reim. vgpwqgelflted 1306,22, 1914, 1 l"Applicationlea January 26, 1914. Serial No. 814,365. i

Signal lamps 17 are carried by the automobile andare disposed rearwardlyof. the

head lights B and in a plane above said head lights u'pon eachside ofthe machine.' D irection indicating arrows 18 are munted upon the lensof the signal lamps 17, these direction indicatingl arrows being either.painted upon said lenses or may be members that are detachabletherefrom.

lA suitable storage battery 19 is carried by the step or running boardofthe car and has circuit connections with the contact segments 14, and14, switch tongue 15and the signal lamps 17.

A circuit wire -c'- is connected to the tinuous to the lamp 17 to theleft side of the machine, from said lamp as at -c, 61,-

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to the lamp at the righ't side ofthe machine and from said last namedlamp as at eto the contact segment 14. l A second" circuit wire -fisconnected to the switch tongue 15 and continues as at' -gto the polev-blof the battery 19. A third circuit wire4- connected to ltheother'pole -cof thebattcry 19 is connected to the circuit wires -cand -d.at the 'point When the steering post 10 is turned to l the left, theswitch tongue 15 carried bythe 'extension 11 is moved therewith and,caused to engage the contact segment 14. The lamp 17 at. the left sideof the machine is illuminated. through the following of the circuit a-ffrom the said contact segment 14 to the lamp at the left side of the maechine, continuing through the circuit wire -c to the point -L-f, thencecontinuing over. the wire -fto the lpole of the battery 19. The circuitis then completed through the wire -fconnected to the said switch tongue15 and the circuit wire to the pole rhof the battery. At this timethelamp et the left side of the machine I described over the wire -gtothe peleA is illuminated While the circuit Wires and -eand Vsegment 14are inactive. Thenthe steering post l0 is moved to the right, the switchtongue l5 is moved in a corresponding direction end caused to en` gagethe Contact segment 14, the circuit be ing completed through the wires-e to the lamp 17 at the right side of the machine, the Wires --d-e tothe point lfand thence over the Wirek$ to the pole -cof the battery 19,the wire' .ffrom the switch tongue 15 continuing sis-previously It willbe seen from the above description and operation of the device that Ihave provided an electric signal lamp for automobiles that is extremelysimple in construe# tin and thoroughly practlcal and which l'willperform in an efficient'manner the objects expressed herein, and while Ihave shown and described the preferred emboditherefrom.

. ment of my invention, I do not Wichita een fine myself to such specicdetails of eonstruction,` as various forms, modifications endarrangements of the pertecs'sliimn1 may be had without departingl fromthem;- spirit and .scope of the'invention acclaimed.

Iclaimz` f y jf An automobile signal controlling. mechaf nism comprisinga steerin post, e circuler plete through which' sai ektendagfg circularinsultngdsk seured'to theri #ser fece of the'plate,'contacttieg'neente'f` by the insulating disk grid having the;spacedgepat, and a contact.svl tonga fixed to' theisteeringj)giosrt'mi@l mlt'e

